South Central
Deanery ACCW
South Central Deanery of the
Archdiocesan Council of Cath-
olic Women will hold its annual
Day of Recollection Wednes-
day, March 24 at St. Vincent de
Paul Church, 30525 8th Ave. S,
Federal Way.
Father Lawrence Willenborg,
pastor of St. Vincent's will open
the ceremonies at 10 am.
Mass will be offered at 11 am.
Coffee and tea will be served
by St. Vincent's Altar Society.
The program will conclude
at 2 pm. All are invited by
Mrs. Joseph Dahlem, spiritual
development chairman.
Norfh Cen÷ral
Deanery ACCW
No r th Central Deanery of
the Archdiocesan Council of
Catholic Women announces a
Day of Recollection Wednes-
day, March 24, at St. John's
Church, 7900 Ist Ave. NW from
0:30 am to 2 m. Father James
B. Dunning, assistant pastor at
St. John's Church will be the
speaker. Mrs. Jack Pennant,
Deanery Spiritual Development
Chairman, EM 3-3262, is in
charge of the arrangements.
The Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass will be celebrated at
10:45 am. All attending are
asked to bring their own sand-
wiches and ladies of St. John's
Parish will serve coffee and
tea. All Catholic women are
most welcome to participate
in the Day of Recollection and
are encouraged to bring non-
Catholic friends.
North Central
Deanery ElecCs
North Central Deanery of the
Archdicesan Council of Cath-
olic Women elected Mrs. E. C.
Clancy of St. Benedict's Par-
ish vice president and Mrs.
R.F. Gorman of St. Patrick's
Parish, treasurer at a recent
meeting.
Honored g u e s t s included
Lutheran women from parishes
east of Lake Washington,
mothers of deacons of St.
Thcnas Seminary and Sister
Elizabeth of Jesus SCFP who
spoke on vocations.
A report was given by Mrs.
Tim McCullough.
Open House
At Nit. Carmel
BELLEVUE -- An open house
will be held at Mount Carmel
Juniorate here from 1 to 3
pm Wednesday, March 24.
Tea will be served.
Sponsoring the open house
will be Catholic women of the
eastside under the co-sponsor-
ship of Mrs. William Russell
and Mrs. Ronald Bennett, both
of Sacred Heart Parish.
"We're looking forward to
having many of our Protes-
tant and Jewish friends at the
open house. They can tour the
grounds and facilities of the
juniorate of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Newark."
Sisters of St. Joseph staff
the schools at Sacred Heart and
St. Louise parishes here and
at St. Monica's on Mer cer
Island.
Frlday, March 19, 1965
THE PROGRESS--5
St. Joseph's Issaquah, Plans Dinner
A VOCATION of a boy to the priesthood or a girl to the religious life will be aided by
members of St. Joseph's Parish, Issaquah, and Sisters of Providence Heights College who
have joined in plans for a dinner to be served Sunday, March 21, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the
Issaquah High School Cafeteria. Discussing the plans are, from left, Sister Eileen Cecelia,
Mrs. Pauline Montreuil, Mrs. Sebastion Wald, Mrs. Elmer Davis and Sister Anna Cath-
erine.
SU Art League Schedules Exhibit
AINTING AND SCULPTURE to be judged for the Seattle University Art League's
fifth annual exhibition to be held Monday, March 29, through Saturday, April 10, from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Union Building Lounge, Seattle University, is checked
by Mrs. Ferdinand B. Curtis, left, committee member, and Mrs. Max L. Gray, Art
League president and chairman. A preview of the works will be given Sunday, Marcia 28,
from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Student Union Building.
Forest Ridge Convent Sets Entrance Exams
Applications for Forest Ridge March 20, at which time en- grade and high school will in-
Convent grade and high school trance examinations will be clude mathematics, English,
are now being taken and must given at 9 a.m. at the school, grammer and comprehension
be made before Saturday, Placement tests for both and a reading test.
Many Post Easter Activities Scheduled
March 24, 1965 -- Southern March 28, 1965 -- Friends of
"Deanery Archdiocesan Council St. Peter Claver Center, Pan-
of Catholic Women, Day of cake Breakfast 9 am to 1 pm
Recollection, St. Vincent de at the Center, 17th and Jeffer-
Paul Church, 30525 8th Avenue son.
South Federal Way. March 28, 1965 -- St. Gabriel's
March 28, 1965 -- Legion of Church, Annual Ham Dinner, 1
Mary Tacoma Acies ceremon- to 6 pro, BotheU Grange Hall,
ies, 3 p.m. at St. Leo's Church.
March 28, 1965 -- Legion of.
Mary Olympia Acies ceremon-
ies, 3 p.m. at St. Rose Church,
Longview.
March 28, 1965 -- Briscoe
Auxiliary Open House, 2 to 4
p.m. at Briscoe School. For in-
formation write PO Box 538,
Renton, c/o Briscoe School.
Old Gig Harbor Highway, off
Mitchell Road Highway.
March 30, 1965--Benefit per-
formance of "The Greatest
Story Ever Told" by Associa-
tion for Catholic Childhood. For
reservations call Mrs. John
Bruno, AT 4-869S.
March 29 through April 10-
Seattle University Art League
exhibition of paintings of Wash-
ington State artists at Seattle
University Student Union Build-
ing, llth and East Madison.
April 19, 1965--Seattle Univer-
sity Guild "Game of Fashion
Luncheon" at the Olympic
Hotel.
April 22, 1965--St. Brigid's
Guild of St. Vincent de Paul
Parish, Federal Way, luncheon
and fashion show, 12:30 p.m.
at Elks Club, 1314 Auburn
Avenue. Reservations, VE 9-
1664 or WA 7-0159.
April 25, 1965 -- Sacred Heart,
Enumclaw, annu Ham Din-
ner, 11:30 am to 6 pm in the
parish hall.
April 28, 1985--Holy Rosary
High School Mothers' Club
Springtime Fashion Show and
Luncheon, 12:39 p.m. at Burien
Elk's Lodge, 1st Avenue South
and 142nd.
April 28, 1965 -- Marian Club
dessert card party, 12:30 p.m.
St. Peter Claver Center, 1610
East Jefferson. Tickets, $1 may
be reserved with Mrs. Vincent
Manca, EA 2-0336.
May 1, 1965 -- Holy Names
Academy Alumnae Luncheon at
Arctic Club, 12:30 p.m.
May 4, 1965 -- Francisco Sec-
tion of Our Lady of Fatima
parish, annual Spring Luncheon
and Style Show at 12 noon, the
Windjammer Restaurant.
May 2, 1965 -- Alumnae re.
ceptien for new graduate at
Holy Names Academy.
May 4, 1965--St. Anne's Sanc-
tuary Spring Luncheon in the
parish hall.
May 5, I5 -- St. Martin's
Mchers Club Burse Party,
1:30 pen, Spanish Ball Room of
the Olympic Hotel.
OUR READERS WRITE
00More onWhether ' Drivers, etc.,' Belong in Sanctuary !
the Church, concerninp, the C.C.D. class and the Mass ' For years I would hand my Your consideration of this Since the Church is not a The quality of numbers is not be old fuhimted and marl.
'Much Less
Than Thou'
Editor, The Progress:
May I join the poll re-
uested by a subscriber
from Seattle on the Peo-
ple's Mass? I have served as
lector and commentator at
Mass, and will direct my com-
ments to the last paragraph of
the subscriber's letter.
First, when the New Liturgy
was announced, I, too, f e 1 t
trongly that "... the Epistle
• . should be disseminated by
ordained clergyman . . ."
Not until the fourth or fifth
time I served did I realize
just how close are the partici-
pants in the Sacrifice.
Our Lord, His priest, the
altar boys, the people, the lec-
tor and the commentator,
each has an important share
m this Mass, and each de-
ends upon all of the others to
perform parts that he can-
not do himself.
I don't feel closer to Our
Lord in this New Liturgy, but
I do feel that I am now more
a part of His work, and that I
am not alone in a disjointed
crowd of worshippers.
Second, when I am standing
t the foot of the altar on the
anctuary side of the rail, I cer-
tainly don't feel holier-than-
thou. I. feel much-less-t h a n-
thou, because I fully under-
stand that no one came to hear
me speak.
I sense that God and His
people expect me to relay the
words of St. Paul exactly as
Paul intended them to be re-
atyed. I may change nothing,
d nothing, interpret nothing.
I must weigh even the tone
of my voice so that St. Paul
is heard rather than a man
from the parish.
The responsibility is a com-
pletely humbling experience,
no matter how many times re-
peated.
Robert L. Erickson
D 422 S. Tacoma Ave.
Tacoma
Ignorance of
New Liturgy
Editor, The Progress:
Re: Last week's letter
Dentitled on e w
'Poll
N
Liturgy Asked".
The letter which appeard in
last week's issue of The Pro-
gress displays not only gross
ignorance on the part of its
author, but also a complete
lack of Christian charity.
The author relates a two-
fold problem. On the one hand,
he finds it difficult to accept
Ihe teachings of Holy Mother,
/
directives handed down from
the Second vatican Council per-
taining to the new liturgy of
the Mass. On the other hand,
he finds the lector personally
offensive because he insinuates
that the lector is something
less than a Christian for not
being a priest.
It is not necessary to re-
fute the author's statement
referring to the dignity of the
old Mass, hinting that the
new Mass is not. Such refer-
ences are obviously due to a
lack of education pertaining
to this individual's connota-
tion or interpretation of the
word "dignified". But, a re-
buttal could best be formulat.
ed by a closer examination of
the purposes which neces-
sitate these changes.
Unfortunately, Mr. Progress
Subscriber is not the only per-
son who is just as disillusioned
on matters pertaining to Faith
and Morals. It seems that the
old-fashioned notion of loyality
has been replaced by modern
ideas of discrimination. It was
this very lack of understand-
ing on the part of so many
Catholics that behooved Pope
John XXIII, inspired the Holy
SpMt, to bring together the
Ecumenical Council.
It was not his purpose to
establish a unified Christian
Church, because he realized
that human nature being as it
is, people would always cling
to diversified ideas and differ-
ences of opinion.
Pepe John desired rather
that peoples of all nations
could come to an under-
standing of each other and
live in tolerance in spite of
their differences. He knew,
too, that a couple of sessions
Of the Council would not
affect the sudden shedding of
deep-rooted p r e i u d i c e s,
whether his neighbors be
"holier - than - thou t r u c k
drivers*, politicians or what
have you".
As all Christians are mem-
bers of Christ's Mystical Body,
them was no better way of
uniting everyone than through
equal participation in the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass and re-
living Christ's life through the
Sacred Liturgy. This could
best be accomplished by not
only deleting obsolete and su-
perfluous rubrics, but also by
using the venacular.
The clergy agree that many
converts come from mixed-
marriages. How much more at
ease the non-Catholic partner
must feel, attending the new
Mass. If they had attended
services of mother denomina-
tion prior to now, how easy it
would be for them to pick up
the hymnal and sing.
The future adults had to
be taken into consideratiun,
also. This is the age of the
one or two-hour per week
as it is today certainly light-
ens the burden for both
teacher and children.
In another generation or two,
the "puckered" feelings will
all be ironed out, anct Casper
will be the only "ghost" we
know. The children will find it
much easier and even a pri-
vilege to explain their Faith
to their Protestant friends;
whereas, before, so often they
felt unbelievably embarrassed
and immediately on the defen-
sive, fumbling to explain so
many mysterious goings-on..
There is bound to be a cer-
tain emount of nostalgic feel-
ings present in the Monastary
when Matins and the rest of
the Divine Office is no longer
chanted in Latin, and the Liber
becomes a 'collector's item.
But the truly loyal Catholic
will swallow his pride and pray
for humility and obedience.
A great deal depends upon
the attitude of the Catholic
I a y m a n. It is unbelievable
that someone like the afore-
mentioned w r i t e r cannot
realize the importance of the
role he must play if the
movement is to succeed.
A poll like Mr. Subscriber
suggests would probably show
that he is n( the only fool
who dislikes being yanked out
of his lethargy, Sunday after
Sunday, meditating on yester-
day's football game or tomor-
row's fishing trip. He would
have done well to utilize that
"quiet" oeriod to which he re-
fers, reading St. Paul's Epistles.
If, and when, he can say that
he really believes St. IPaul's
words in Galatians, 3, verse
26 to 28, then he, too, can
rank among those progressive
Catholics who will make this
movement a success.
Charlene Cram
17329 64th Ave. W.
Lynnwood
Happy To
Participate
Editor, The Progress:
This letter is to tl, e "holier-
than-thou" subscriber ashamed
to sign his or her name, who
wrote regarding the Mass
changes.
I resent the statement that
"truck drivers, politicians or
"what have you" were not
considered qualified to read
the Epistles.
Probably similar die-hards
accused the writers of the
Epistles of being "holier-than-
thou" when they and Other sim-
ple folk were chose by
Christ to spread His word.
I was baptized at the age of
25, and in spite of instruction I
entered the Church knowing
very little about following the
Mass properly.
prayerbook to my huvband so
that he might show me which
part of the Mass was being
said at the moment.
I am now an 82-year-old con-
vert being "polled", and I
thank God that at last I can
freely and happily participate
in and understand the beautiful
Mass.
Mrs. M. McDonald
Bellingham
Many Changes
During Years
Editor, The Progress:
r The attitude of "A Sub-
scriber" in his letter criti-
cizing the new Mass pro-
cedures, resenting having the
Epistles read by other than
an ordained clergyman, is typ-
ical of many who resent
change in anything.
If this subscriber searched
his memory, no doubt he would
discover many changes that
have taken place in various
areas of religious practice
throughout the years, Proced-
ures and customs have varied
from one diocese to another
and froth one country to an-
other.
People a hundred years ago
might very likely raise their
eyebrows in amazement if they
could see what he considers
"obviously proper and suffi-
cient" today.
Surely there is no time in our
lives when we cannot gain by
learning and accepting some-
thing new. (I remember my
father telling of the bitter op-
position to the first horseless
carriages, too!)
Perhaps if attention was ful-
ly focused on what was taking
place in the Mass and on the
message contained in the Epis-
tle, there wouldn't be s u c h
concern over the station in life
of the person reading it.
Mrs. A. Measure
3456 36th Ave. SW
Seattle
(My rebuttal to "A Sub-
scriber" requesting a poll on
the new liturgy -- letter in
the March 5 issue.)
Opportunity
For Lectors
Editor, The Progress:
Since the new translation of
the Epistle is not generally
available it would be quite an
advantage for the lectors if
you could include the current
one in the Northwest Progress
each week in order that they
might have the opportunity to
vractice read it before Mass
the foUowing day.
matter would be appreciated by
us all.
James Mack Koon
610 N. Yakima Ave.
Tacoma
A Helpful
Service
Editor, The Progress:
Re: Poll on new Liturgy
asked.
Some of those "holier-than-
thou" truck drivers, politicians,
etc., probably do not like any
more to be in the Sunday
morning "limelight" than Mrs.
or Mr. Subscriber from Se-
at, tie likes him to be. But to
me he's performing a helpful
service and it is truly an aid
in following the Mass.
I now know, too, what I
missed so much about the
Methodist Church I attended
in the years my deceased
non-Catholic husband and I
attended it was the sing-
ing.
I'm not too good at singing
but I sure feel I've been to
church when I take part!
As cur open-minded and intel-
ligent pastor says, "Thank God
for the long past-due changes!"
Mrs. M. Worthington
Bellingham
Silence at
Communion
Editor, The Progress:
This is not a rebuttal
to the letter of the sub-
scriber who asked for a
poll on the new liturgy but
rather a letter of sympathy
toward his opinions.
In this age of so much noise
and artistic ugliness it was a
disappointment to many of us
Catholics to find the Church
taking away silent though spir-
itually active participation in
the Mass and replacing it with
what at first appears to be, par-
don the expression, a Mitch
Miller type sing-along.
Noise does not necessarily
denote spiritual activity any
more than silence denotes
spiritual "inactivity. In fact,
it is often the opposite. As the
old cliche goes, "Still water
runs deep."
The ideal preached by con-
templatives like Thomas Mer-
ton that God speaks to the
soul in silence seems to have
been completely discredited by
the liturgists.
During the one hour a week
that the average Catholic
spends at Mass could they not
benefit by at least five min-
utes of silence during Com-
munion time to make a prt-
rate thanksgiving instead of the
community singing?
democracy we must all ac-
cept the liturgical changes
with good grace.
It's wonderful that we live in
an age that is becoming so
aware of the Mystical B o d y
doctrine but the enthusiasm for
this great dogma seems to have
carried some away from the re-
lated truth that Christ's Body
is made up of individual souls.
Mrs. Stanley Sherry
6833-54th Ave. NE
Seattle
Forgot 'Love
Thy Neighbor'
Editor, The Progress:.
After reading the March 12
issue, regarding Reader's an-
swer to Subscriber. I am
shocked to think for a moment,
that so many well informed
Catholics understand the Word
of God so well, that they are
ready to crucify a nameless
subscriber that asked for a pol:[
on New Liturgy.
If I were that subscriber
and hope he or she would
take my advice and reveal
the name fully, and reply, for
said subscriber has the right
to state his opinion regardless
of how many book worms
may object, because they are
the ones that need adviee
more than the SUBSCRIBER.
'They seem to be so up to
date, but forgot LOVE THY
NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF.
Regardless of all the slam-
bang aimed at the subscriber,
there are many facts that did
not come to light. It seems that
so many call The Holy Sacri-
fice "The New Mass". They
better book-worm a little fur-
ther to find out that the HOLY
SACRIFICE of THE MASS has
not changed at all, if they
know what I mean,
What has changed mostly is
that the Latin they used to
hear and didn't understand,
they now understand in Eng-
lish, if they understand.
I am a Spaniard and don't
understand English very well,
but I understand Jesus, Mary
and St. Joseph.
John Betaneourt
Member, St. Benedict's Parish
for a short time 30 years.
Seattle
New Mass
Won, 8-1
A poll, a poll, my subscription
for a poll!
Here it is -- the FOR, Against,
and Undecided.
Thus filled with figures from
head to soul:
may the good, beautiful, and
true therein abided.
strained--
w h e r e would we be without
their, anonymity?
Still, spiritual "brownie points"
may be gained
when "true facts" help eanquer
timidity.
This recent survey revealed
what consumers say:
In new Mass w. old, the new
won 8 to 1.
The one (I) was neutral. He
said "for present day soci-
ety, whatever's effective
should be done.
The epistle copyright was won
by laymen with 7-1-1 the ao-
tual tally.
One (1) was the same neural
to the end
while to priest's reading of apts.
fie the other did rally.
In sum, "the secrifica of the
New Law" is the Mass.
As such it must be a nourishing
meal,
an EVIDENT sigh from which ,
boldness is easy to draw.
as each soul works to earn its
eternal repast.
Mrs. Joel Allan Tobias
2326 Crockett
Seattle.
No Room for
Meditation
Editor, The Progress:
I had made up my mind
to refrain from entering
my two cents into this little
controversy, but can't possibly
after reading the letters from
all the "Progressives" in The
Progress.
I will agree with them on one
point--I must admire any lay-
person for the nerve as well as
the stamina it takes to lead a
congregation.
We had to attend Mass out-
side of our home parish this
Sunday and after attending
my first so-called "Peoples
Mass', I left with a complete
sense of frustration.
If it had not been for the
Consecration of the Mass, it
may well have been a Protes-
tant service.
This is progress? 2he church
has always been a place of
quiet and solitude; a place re-
moved from the confusion and
turmoil in the world to-day.
There is no room in this Mass
for meditation!
Then there is the little matter
of "The Peoples Mass Book."
I'm sure Christ Himself would
not recognize the shapeless
forms on the cover as human
beings.
Of course, if there were
beautiful pictures in this
book to remind us of Christ,
Mary and the saints this
wouldn't be progress--it would
mental, and tradition and
beauty must not stand ta the
way of the great march for-
ward!
Pardon me, if I drag mY
heels!
verl l.eeoh
4139 Gay Rd.
Tacoma
'Thank, God,
For Pope John'
Editor, The Progress:
AR aeending the People's
Mass and in to the
sbscriber who looks with dis-
on the new lighting of old
canes to flluminaCe the E.d-
ctdt path to salvation.
I would like to say: "Thank
God for Pope John XXlIr'.
So short his reign
this interim Pope
But long his ripples
ring out with hope.
Listening to the anguished
cry across the ear&,
His ce4arageaus, boundless
heart eauld feel the pain
could know the truth.
Shining wide his beacon fight:
"That ye shall love one
another",
A Bethlehem star, dear and
bright
Illuminating the dark and
lonely night.
The pragmatic, the prudent
they murmur now:
"A man before his time."
"Why, this can never be.'"
Accepting not the miracle
of His grace,
His holy will,
Knowing not that pride and fear
Have smudged their lamps
and held them still.
H. S. Phifer
330 E. Vashon St.
Port Angeles
No Preference
To New Mass
Editor, The Progress:
I do not prefer the new
Mass called "The Peoples'
Mess." As the subscriber
wrote, "The quiet dignified
Mass that was proper and suf-
ficient", should continue as
such and all parts of it should
be sacred and taken care of
by an ordained "Priest".
One whd offers a sacrifice to
God is a Priest.
A Subscriber
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